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‘She helped me believe in myself’ – inspiring Kilkenny teacher receives coveted award

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2022 2

Kilkenny’s Liz Kett is one of four teachers nationally to be recognised with a coveted Teachers Inspire Award for 2021. Organised and run by Dublin City University, Teachers Inspire is an Ireland-wide initiative that seeks to celebrate teachers and to recognise the transformative role they play in our lives and in our communities. It is […]

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‘They can be intimidating’ – Kilkenny gardai warn of ‘rogue traders’ targetting vulnerable

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2022 0

Kilkenny gardai have urged people to beware of conmen calling to their homes offering to sell services or products. It comes as gardai in neighbouring Laois confirmed they are investigating “a number of incidents” in which “bogus callers” and “rogue traders” have pressurised people into buying items they do not need. A Garda spokesperson said […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2022 3

Martin DELANEY Bayswell, Crosspatrick Martin passed away peacefully at the Sacred Heart Nursing home Crosspatrick, late of Bayswell, Crosspatrick and former resident of U.S.A. Predeceased by his parents Bob and Aileen, his brother Fr.Joe and his sister Helen. Sadly missed by his sister Mary, brothers Bobby, Tom, Dick and Stephen, sisters in law, nieces, nephews, […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: A pint, a coffee, a cinema seat … these are a few of my favourite things

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2022 2

As the old Kitty Kellen song told us, little things mean a lot. And so, having done a bit of shopping, I bought a newspaper and wandered into a pub. I ordered a pint at the bar and exchanged some aimless chatter with the barman while he poured it. Then I took my paper and […]

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Criminal parking: Gardai wait for driver who dumped car in Kilkenny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2022 0

The owner of this car criminally parked in Kilkenny city-centre returned to his vehicle to find the boys in blue waiting to give him a dressing down. The motorist left the front tip of his car nosing a traffic bollard on High Street with the rear of the little vehicle jutting out onto the busy […]